2009 Hunter TV Ratings Begin With a Bang! – Literally.
16Feb09

Week 1 for the 2009 Hunter TV Ratings has kicked off with a bang! Literally. NBN has enjoyed a strong start thanks to Underbelly. Having such success with the first series, fans all over Newcastle slumped on the couch again for Monday nights premiere of the second series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.
With all eyes set on our TV box for updates on the devastating Victorian Fires, its not surprising NBN News dominated the most watched programs list for last week. In fact, NBN took out 7 out of 10 most watched programs in Newcastle. See further results:

Most Watched Program:
1 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities NBN 152000
2 NBN Evening News Sunday NBN 105000
3 NBN Evening News Monday to Friday NBN 97000
4 NBN Evening News Saturday NBN 92000
5 New Tricks ABC 90000
6 Customs NBN 88000
7 A Current Affair NBN 86000
8 Australia’s Got Talent PRIME 80000
9 The Farmer Wants A Wife NBN 79000
10 Criminal Minds PRIME 77000

Week 7 2009  Week 7 2008   Prog 2009    Prog 2008
NBN        36.3                    33.5                36.3                 33.5
PRIME     20.0                    24.8                20.0                 24.8
TEN        17.0                    18.0                17.0                 18.0
ABC        18.4                    17.2                18.4                 17.2
SBS        7.5                      6.4                  7.5                   6.4

Popularity: 1%


One Response to “2009 Hunter TV Ratings Begin With a Bang! – Literally.”

For years ch10 has threatened the make an impression on the big 2. But I fear that this year will be a bad year for ch10. With increasing pressure on revenues and shrinking cash reserves. I wonder if this station can be a real threat again.

Comment by Andrew M on February 21st, 2009

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